Notes on the Labor Movement: Egypt in 2016

Despite severe governmental restrictions, especially in the wake of the 2013 coup, Egypt’s independent labor movement continues to struggle in support of workers’ rights.

by Nehal Amer

On the morning of September 24, 2014, forty-eight-year-old transport worker Farag Rizk was found dead. He had left the premises of the private transportation company where he worked in Obour City, gone to the Cairo-Ismailia highway, and hung himself from a billboard.

News of Rizk’s suicide circulated online, sparking conversations around Egy…